Food and Drink
The pies have it as Hogmanay menu is revealed
The steaks may be high, but a leading store have got your pies covered this Hogmanay. Marks & Spencer’s Top Crust Steak Pie is now back in store and is set to be the star of the show in the 2020 New Year line up. Weighing a whopping 1kg and serving four, the Top Crust…
Read MoreScotland’s tap water is new spirit of Christmas
Scottish Water has teamed up with one of Scotland’s leading bar groups to showcase the new spirit of Christmas – water-based ‘mocktails’. Whether it is helping to focus the mind the morning after a Christmas party, ensuring that the evening’s designated driver sticks to their role, or acting as the base for your Christmas Day…
Read MoreA preview of food trends set to arrive in 2020
In 2019 veganism was on the rise, as more people than ever signed up for Veganuary last year. With people becoming more health conscious, does this mean no beer for a year? Greta Thunberg has waged a war against global warming, making people all over the world sit up and listen. This has led to…
Read MoreForget Christmas – think Midsummer Beer Festival!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Midsummer, as one of Scotland’s biggest and most-popular beer festivals unveils its dates for 2020. The Midsummer Beer Happening in Stonehaven will be held from Thursday June 18 to Saturday June 20 – and has ‘locked in’ dates for future years. The massive event, which attracts thousands of…
Read MoreForaging Fortnight will return to Scotland
Scotland’s Foraging Fortnight was a huge success this year, so it returning with a new and expanded programme for 2020. The LEADER-funded festival aims to encourage people of all ages to become more aware of the benefits of wild plants around us. Next year’s programme will include guided foraging outings, talks, workshops and cookery demonstrations.…
Read MoreScottish Pina Colada Pale Ale has landed in stores
Lidl has launched a brand-new Pina Colada Pale Ale, Large Hadron Colada, made right here in Scotland. Exclusively crafted for Lidl by 71 Brewing, the hazy pale ale is made with pineapple, tropical hops and a hint of coconut to create a beer like no other. The love child of a bold craft beer and…
Read MoreThe Country Food Trust launches winter appeal
The winter months are a wonderful time for the countryside community, for five months many are able to indulge their passion for shooting. It is also the time when the temperatures drop and those who are in food poverty need good, warm and nourishing food more than ever. The Country Food Trust was set up…
Read MoreThe Ivy in the Square kicks off 2020 in style
Hot on the heels of hosting Edinburgh’s world-famous Hogmanay Celebrations, The Mac Twins will be kicking off 2020 in style at The Ivy on the Square with an exclusive DJ set on New Year’s Day. Sisters Lisa and Alana Macfarlane, who have performed across the globe, will be carrying out an intimate DJ set from…
Read MoreMeat you can feel good about this Christmas
The Galloway Cattle Society is encouraging people to support native breed beef during the festive season and beyond. Launching a new campaign to promote Galloway Beef, the Society claims Galloway Beef is ‘meat you can feel good about’ due to its positive environmental credentials, nutritional value and the benefit it brings to local businesses. The…
Read MoreGin-gle all the way with afternoon tea at Fingal
Fingal, Edinburgh’s luxury floating hotel, has teamed up with Pickering’s Gin to offer a complimentary colourful gin-filled bauble with every afternoon tea served mid-week in The Lighthouse Bar. Afternoon tea onboard Fingal, by the award-winning team behind The Royal Yacht Britannia, in December is a festive treat. From exquisite savoury pastries and miniature baguettes to…
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